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Britvic plc
31 January 2020
Britvic plc
LEI: 635400L3NVMYD4BVCI53
31 January 2020
Result of Annual General Meeting
Britvic plc (the "Company") announces that the following
resolutions were duly passed at the Company's Annual General
Meeting which was held at 11.00 a.m. on 31 January 2020 at
Linklaters LLP, One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ. The results of
the poll are as follows:
No. Resolution Total For % Total Against % Votes
(1) Withheld
(2)
Ordinary Resolutions
Receive the Annual Report
for 52 weeks ended 29 September
1. 2019 204,553,499 99.98 37,944 0.02 335,306
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Declare a final dividend of
2. 21.7p per share 204,877,451 99.98 37,845 0.02 11,453
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Approve the directors' remuneration
report for 52 weeks ended
3. 29 September 2019 172,582,297 87.27 25,171,913 12.73 7,172,538
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Re-election of John Daly as
4. a director 192,384,425 93.92 12,443,736 6.08 98,587
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Re-election of Suniti Chauhan
5. as a director 204,104,940 99.65 721,101 0.35 100,708
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Re-election of Sue Clark as
6. a director 193,791,415 97.10 5,785,629 2.90 5,349,704
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Re-election of William Eccleshare
7. as a director 151,721,999 74.07 53,103,141 25.93 101,608
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Re-election of Simon Litherland
8. as a director 203,996,387 99.59 831,636 0.41 96,826
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Re-election of Ian McHoul
9. as a director 162,312,565 79.24 42,513,525 20.76 98,759
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Re-election of Euan Sutherland
10. as a director 204,064,891 99.63 758,860 0.37 100,208
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Election of Joanne Wilson
11. as a director 204,045,481 99.62 779,512 0.38 99,856
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Re-appointment of Ernst &
12. Young LLP as auditors 202,033,339 98.60 2,873,093 1.40 18,416
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Authority to Audit Committee
to fix the remuneration of
13. the auditors 202,339,510 98.75 2,568,825 1.25 16,956
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Authority to make political
donations and incur political
14. expenditure 203,871,918 99.50 1,027,750 0.50 25,181
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Authority to directors to
15. allot shares 173,614,046 84.73 31,285,893 15.27 24,910
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Special Resolutions
Authority to directors to
16. issue shares for cash 194,864,801 99.87 256,915 0.13 9,803,133
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Authority to issue shares
for cash in relation to an
acquisition or other capital
17. investment 180,152,037 92.33 14,969,548 7.67 9,803,263
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Authority to company to purchase
18. own shares 204,237,223 99.73 561,153 0.27 126,472
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Authority to hold general
meetings (other than AGMs)
19. on 14 clear days' notice 180,098,088 87.89 24,810,318 12.11 16,443
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The Company's issued share capital as at 31 January 2020 was
266,034,277 shares of 20 pence each. 77.03% of the issued share
capital was instructed.
(1) Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion
(2) A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
The Board notes the result of the votes against Resolutions 7
and 9 (the re-appointment of William Eccleshare and Ian McHoul).
From the Company's ongoing engagement with investors, we understand
that the concerns relate to calls on their time. All Directors
currently comply with best practice and their time commitments is a
matter that the Nominations Committee keeps under regular review.
The Company benefits from a strong Board with a good blend of
experience and expertise. The Company will continue to consult with
shareholders who did not vote in favour on these resolutions and
will provide an update within six months as required by the UK
Corporate Governance Code.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions
passed that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual
general meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism
and will be available for viewing at
www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
The results will also be made available on the Company's website
at www.britvic.com/investors/shareholder-centre/agm.
Jonathan Adelman
Company Secretary
Britvic plc
Britvic plc Legal Entity Identifier: 635400L3NVMYD4BVCI53
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